S.Amdt. 5610

SA 5610. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to
title II of S. Con. Res. 33.; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title I insert the following:

SEC. __. APPROPRIATION TO ADDRESS NEW WORLD SCREWWORM FLIES.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Customs and Border
Patrol and the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year
2026, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2029--
(1) $1,000,000,000 to support the immediate construction of
a second domestic New World screwworm fly rearing facility
and 2 or more additional domestic New World screwworm fly
dispersal facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border;
(2) $500,000,000 to research and deploy surveillance
technologies and systems to monitor for New World screwworm
flies and other emerging animal health diseases along the
U.S.-Mexico border, including in wildlife populations and
pets; and
(3) $500,000,000 to provide economic assistance to
Federally approved livestock marketing facilities and
attendant businesses and supply chains that have been
economically harmed by the New World Screwworm outbreak and
the closure of cattle crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.
(b) Reduction in Funds.--Notwithstanding section 102, the
amount appropriated under that section shall be
$5,450,000,000.
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